Well, let´s hope that some good pictures come out from those camera traps! I wonder if the ocelot specimens in that particular area have that strong ocre-grey (light brown-grey) background coloration (apart from its black markings), as some other populations that inhabit dense tropical forest, by the way, what kind of forest vegetation is there on the location of the cameras? I ask this question because, as you know, there are different types of forests and would be interesting to know the kind of habitat that is being considered to get these photos. Good luck! Espero que tengan la mejor de las suertes en sus trabajos de campo e investigaciones. Cientificos como ustedes son cada dia mas necesarios pra la preservacion de todas estos especies en peligro! Thanks again…

What happen with your last post, where you show that magnifficent pictures of the female jaguar and her cub, and the mountain lion??? How about “Diane” for the name of the female and “Ody” for her gorgeous cub?

All I can say, is that photo with you “capturing” the sun, just blows me away, amazing.

The Sun
by Mary Oliver

Have you ever seen
anything
in your life
more wonderful

than the way the sun,
every evening,
relaxed and easy,
floats toward the horizon

and into the clouds or the hills,
or the rumpled sea,
and is gone–
and how it slides again

out of the blackness,
every morning,
on the other side of the world,
like a red flower

streaming upward on its heavenly oils,
say, on a morning in early summer,
at its perfect imperial distance–
and have you ever felt for anything
such wild love–
do you think there is anywhere, in any language,
a word billowing enough
for the pleasure

that fills you,
as the sun
reaches out,
as it warms you

as you stand there,
empty-handed–
or have you too
turned from this world–

or have you too
gone crazy
for power,
for things?

Beautiful post Nancy, that same way of thinking lead to many cultures and civilizations to see, in the sun, a God. Its a shame that in a number of thousands of millions of years this very beautiful pigmy red star will consume all life on Earth, and then, the Earth itself in an apocalyptical fussion…

Oh Nancy, that was beautiful.

Hi Mr. Pechir!
The pelage color varies greatly, even within a population. Actually the Atlantic Rainforest domain is subdivided into two major regions based on the vegetation types and geographical features. The first type is classified as Tropical Evergreen Mesophytic Forest, and originally covered most of the Brazilian eastern slopes extending to the coastline. It is most exuberant and diverse in plants such orchids because of the humidity from the sea. The second type, classified as Tropical Semideciduous Mesophytic Forest, extends to the western range of the coastal hills, stretching to the Plateau region of the interior of Brazil and is the type of forest were we are working. A general characteristic is that great part of the trees lose the leaves on the dry season, which promotes great influence on wildlife.
Obrigado amigo! Grande abraço!

Sorry about the post Mr. Pechir.
I detected a little problem with the photo size. Now it is OK!

Thanks for that Nancy!
It was really inspiring!

Thank you for your comments and kind answer! that info. will be very useful to us in order to ubicate this species in a determined habitat. Muchas gracias nuevamenta!!